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Longan vs. Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between longan and cowpea (Black-eyed pea)

  • Longan has more vitamin C and vitamin B2; however, cowpea (Black-eyed pea) is higher in iron, fiber, phosphorus, manganese, vitamin B1, zinc, copper, and magnesium.
  • Longan covers your daily vitamin C needs 93% more than cowpea (Black-eyed pea).
  • Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) contains 3 times less vitamin B2 than longan. Longan contains 0.14mg of vitamin B2, while cowpea (Black-eyed pea) contains 0.055mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Longans, raw and Cowpeas, common (blackeyes, crowder, southern), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Longan
Longan
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 0.3% 23% 4.9% 56% 1.4% 9% 0% 6.8% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 38% 7.2% 25% 94% 89% 35% 67% 0.52% 62% 14%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +430%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2300%
Contains more IronIron +1830.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +58.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +2480%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +642.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +813.5%
~equal in Potassium ~278mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Longan
Longan
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 280% 0% 0% 0% 7.8% 32% 5.6% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 1.3% 0.33% 5.6% 0% 51% 13% 9.3% 25% 23% 0% 4.3% 156% 18%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +20900%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +154.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +551.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +65%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Longan Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) DV% diff.
Vitamin C 84mg 0.4mg 93%
Folate 208µg 52%
Iron 0.13mg 2.51mg 30%
Fiber 1.1g 6.5g 22%
Phosphorus 21mg 156mg 19%
Manganese 0.052mg 0.475mg 18%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 0.202mg 14%
Protein 1.31g 7.73g 13%
Copper 0.169mg 0.268mg 11%
Zinc 0.05mg 1.29mg 11%
Magnesium 10mg 53mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.1mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.411mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.14mg 0.055mg 7%
Choline 32.2mg 6%
Selenium 2.5µg 5%
Calories 60kcal 116kcal 3%
Vitamin E 0.28mg 2%
Calcium 1mg 24mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.225g 2%
Carbs 15.14g 20.76g 2%
Fats 0.1g 0.53g 1%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.138g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.3mg 0.495mg 1%
Net carbs 14.04g 14.26g N/A
Potassium 266mg 278mg 0%
Sugar 3.3g N/A
Sodium 0mg 4mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.044g 0%
Tryptophan 0.095mg 0%
Threonine 0.034mg 0.294mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.026mg 0.314mg 0%
Leucine 0.054mg 0.592mg 0%
Lysine 0.046mg 0.523mg 0%
Methionine 0.013mg 0.11mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.03mg 0.451mg 0%
Valine 0.058mg 0.368mg 0%
Histidine 0.012mg 0.24mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Longan
Longan
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15% 83%
Protein: 1.31 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 15.14 g
Water: 82.75 g
Other: 0.7 g
8% 21% 70%
Protein: 7.73 g
Fats: 0.53 g
Carbs: 20.76 g
Water: 70.04 g
Other: 0.94 g
Contains more WaterWater +18.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +490.1%
Contains more FatsFats +430%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +37.1%
Contains more OtherOther +34.3%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Longan - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169089/nutrients
  2. Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173759/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.